John E Dunn
@dourscot.co.uk
Yet another cybersecurity journalist. 'Technology is like an orchestra with no conductor.'
Could they run a bath? Serious question.
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Could they run a bath? Serious question.
Water companies must be laughing when they read this...
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Water companies must be laughing when they read this...
This is what the enlightenment was for
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is what the enlightenment was for
Someone needed to say this!
August 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Someone needed to say this!
Until they put age verification on VPNs (as long predicted they'd have to), driving teens to the dodgy ones
August 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Until they put age verification on VPNs (as long predicted they'd have to), driving teens to the dodgy ones
One keeps stumbling on articles in esteemed publications and realising three paragraphs in that you wrote it...ha ha
August 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One keeps stumbling on articles in esteemed publications and realising three paragraphs in that you wrote it...ha ha
Here to report that 'thought leadership' writing is MUCH better paid if you can manage without a byline
August 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here to report that 'thought leadership' writing is MUCH better paid if you can manage without a byline
A friend just amended the Wikipedia entry to point this out!
August 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A friend just amended the Wikipedia entry to point this out!
I saw this amazing documentary about that in the 1980s. I think it was called 'The Terminator'. #theyneverletup
August 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I saw this amazing documentary about that in the 1980s. I think it was called 'The Terminator'. #theyneverletup
Remembering that Simon's BOFH started on a title called Network Week in 1995, some time before The Reg got hold of him...!
August 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Remembering that Simon's BOFH started on a title called Network Week in 1995, some time before The Reg got hold of him...!
The VPN companies must be cracking open a bottle or two
July 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The VPN companies must be cracking open a bottle or two
But running em dashes into a letter is a typographical desecration
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
But running em dashes into a letter is a typographical desecration
Civil wars have started over less important issues!
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Civil wars have started over less important issues!
But why not return to the US? They have cumin I'm sure
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
But why not return to the US? They have cumin I'm sure
No spaces, horrendous. But the en dash is perfectly servicable, no?
July 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
No spaces, horrendous. But the en dash is perfectly servicable, no?
The Guardian does far too many puff pieces, discuss
June 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Guardian does far too many puff pieces, discuss
Mahama's 2012 book, 'My First Coup D'Etat', expands eloquently on the themes of this article
May 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Mahama's 2012 book, 'My First Coup D'Etat', expands eloquently on the themes of this article
Two paywalls in fact - the cover price plus whether the magazine was displayed on the middle shelf of WH Smith that everyone noticed!
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two paywalls in fact - the cover price plus whether the magazine was displayed on the middle shelf of WH Smith that everyone noticed!
Not an expert but reminds me of a fossil crocodile tooth I once saw at close quarters. Lacks vertical striations but has asymmetric curve and the slight ridge on one side
April 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Not an expert but reminds me of a fossil crocodile tooth I once saw at close quarters. Lacks vertical striations but has asymmetric curve and the slight ridge on one side
The curve is distinctively toothlike as is the pale interior.
April 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The curve is distinctively toothlike as is the pale interior.
OFCOM always says it "has teeth". Unfortunately, on too many occasions they're false ones
March 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
OFCOM always says it "has teeth". Unfortunately, on too many occasions they're false ones
Still, one of the 20th century's great one liners tho...!
March 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Still, one of the 20th century's great one liners tho...!
Wasn't infamy Kenneth Williams...?
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wasn't infamy Kenneth Williams...?
Europe, which also has much lower murder rates than the US...
March 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Europe, which also has much lower murder rates than the US...